RG191 Guide to the Microbiology Department Records 1893-1998 Oregon State University Microbiology Department Records Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. 2002 Oregon State University Archives
121 The Valley Library Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-4501 Phone: 541-737-2165 Email: archives@oregonstate.edu Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives
Encoded by ArchProteus and Erin Whitesel-Jones. 2004 Finding aid written in English. Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections & Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-4501 Phone: 541-737-2165 Email: archives@oregonstate.edu Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives
RG 191 Oregon State University. Dept. of Microbiology. Microbiology Department Records 1893-1998 1937-1966 3.5 cubic feet The Microbiology Department Records document the teaching, research, and service functions of the department and include correspondence, research records, and information about faculty. Materials in English. Historical Note:

Bacteriology was first offered as a separate course at OSU during the 1899-1900 academic year under Emile Pernot. Bacteriological research was conducted in the Experiment Station's bacteriology lab. Beginning in 1909, the department was housed for many years in Agriculture Hall. In 1970 the department moved to new facilities in Nash Hall designed specifically for microbiology. The department has had several names: Bacteriology; Bacteriology and Hygiene (1946-1961), Microbiology and Hygiene (1961-1968) and Microbiology (1968-).

Department chairs have included Pernot (1899-1911), Theodore D. Beckwith (1912-1918), Godfrey V. Copson (1921-1949), Joseph E. Simmons (1949-1951), Paul R. Elliker (1953-1976), John Fryer (1976-1996), Jo-Ann Leong (1996-2001), and Dennis E. Hruby (2001-). The Microbiology Department is jointly administered by the College of Science and the College of Agricultural Sciences.

Series I consists primarily of correspondence of department chair Paul Elliker with prospective students, colleagues at other universities, governmental agencies, professional and industry organizations, and companies such as Kraft, Borden, and Klenzade Products, a manufacturer of sanitizing chemicals, during the 1950s-1960s. The correspondence also documents budgets and activities within the Schools of Science and Agriculture in the 1950s-1970s and construction of the Bioscience Building (Nash Hall). Series II includes biographical information pertaining to department faculty and staff; the retirement scrapbook for K. Stephen Pilcher includes letters of appreciation written to him by colleagues and students. Series III pertains to undergraduate and graduate courses and includes a list of graduate thesis titles for 1913-1996. Series IV and V document departmental research pertaining to dairy processing and sanitation, soil microbiology, irradiation, and fish diseases. Series VI includes selected annual and biennial reports as well as a departmental self-study, graduate program review, and long-range planning documents. The Reports of Service to the Institution and Grade Distribution Reports document courses taught, by whom, number of students enrolled, and faculty activities in addition to teaching.

Series VII consists primarily of requests for and reports of testing done in the mid-1930s by the department of dairy products, water, and other materials for homeowners, schools, farmers, and dairy producers throughout Oregon. The correspondence and reports document water quality and dairy production and sanitation issues and concerns. This series also includes records of free water testing done in conjunction with the Oregon State Board of Health and county health officials following the December 1964 floods. Series VIII includes a Microbiology Club constitution and meeting announcements. Series IX consists of materials assembled in preparation for the department's 100th anniversary celebration in 1998, which included publication of a departmental history written by Jim Fisher. The scrapbook in this series consists primarily of clippings and includes b/w snapshot photographs of a 1963 departmental event (perhaps a staff member's retirement), and holiday letters to department alumni and friends.

Organized into 9 series: I. Correspondence; II. Staff and Faculty; III. Teaching and Curriculum; IV. Departmental Research (non Experiment Station); V. Experiment Station; VI. Reports; VII. Tests and Inspections; VIII. Microbiology Club; and IX. 100th Anniversary.

Microbiology Department Records (RG 191), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

The Archives' holdings include the papers of several Microbiology Department faculty: Arthur W. Anderson; Paul R. Elliker; John L. Fryer; Richard Y. Morita; and William E. Sandine. The Microbiology Department Photographs (P 117) include images of department faculty, staff, and students, laboratory research, and facilities used in the 100th anniversary publication. Motion picture films of the construction of the Bioscience Building (Nash Hall) and the department's move from Strand Agriculture Hall are available in the Microbiology Department Motion Picture Films (P 117).

The Emile Pernot Photographs (P 230) include images of campus buildings, classrooms, faculty, and students as well as photomicrographs of bacteriological subjects. Other photographs by Pernot are available in the Pernot Family Photographs (P 220).

Oral histories of Walter B. Bollen and Mabel Pernot, daughter of Emile Pernot, are also available in the Archives.

 Pernot, E. F. (Emile Francis), b. 1859 Bollen, Walter Beno, 1896- Fryer, John L. Copson, G. V. (Godfrey Vernon), 1884- Elliker, P. R. (Paul Reuben), 1911- Fisher, Jim. Oregon State University. Dept. of Microbiology. Oregon State College. Dept. of Bacteriology and Hygiene. Oregon State College. Dept. of Bacteriology. Oregon. Milk Control Board. Microbiology--Research--Oregon. Dairy microbiology--Oregon. Soil microbiology--Oregon. Milk--Microbiology--Oregon. Agricultural microbiology--Oregon. Bacteriology, Agricultural. Drinking water--Testing--Oregon. Dairy plants--Sanitation. Dairy products--Analysis--Oregon. Fishes--Microbiology. Irradiation. Photographs. Scrapbooks. Under the microscope. Oregon Scrapbooks Photographs Agriculture Environmental Conditions Science Series I Correspondence 1937-1977 1 Department Chairman G. Copson 1937-1938 General 1 A-B 1955-1966 1 C 1953-1966 1 D 1955-1966 1 E-F 1955-1966 1 G 1955-1965 1 H 1955-1966 1 I-L 1955-1966 1 M 1955-1966 1 N 1955-1966 1 O-Q 1955-1966 1 R 1955-1966 1 S 1955-1966 1 T-Z 1955-1966 Subject 1 American Academy of Microbiology 1963-1966 1 American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) 1965-1966 1 American Meat Institute 1962-1963 1 American Society for Microbiology 1 Fellowships and Awards Committee 1962-1966 1 Applied Laboratory Methods Committee 1963 1 Business Office 1958 1 General Campus 1958-1959 1 International Association of Milk and Food Sanitarians (IAMFS) 1966 1 Journal of Dairy Science 1955-1956 1 Klenzade Products, Inc. 1 General 1955-1966 1 Technical 1954-1956 2 Library 1958-1959 2 Microbiology Department Holiday Letters 1961-1973 2 Nash Hall (Bioscience Building) 1964-1974 7 apx 20x24 in. Plan for Nash Dedication Plaque 1974 2 Oregon Association of Milk Sanitarians 1963 2 Oregon State University Press - Board of Governors 1962-1963 2 Oregon's Agricultural Progress 1955 2 President's Office 1958-1959 2 Publications Committee 1955-1956 2 School of Agriculture 1974-1977 2 School of Science 2 General 1953-1966 2 New equipment 1953-1965 2 Budget 1958-1965 2 Review and Budget 1969-1975 2 Staff 1958-1965 2 Simmons Scholarship 1964 Series II Staff and Faculty 1953-1976 2 Anderson, Arthur W. 1953-1965 2 Bollen, Walter B. 1958-1965 2 Elliker, Paul R. 1953-1959 2 Fraser, Dorothy K. 1963-1964 2 Fryer, John L. 1964-1965 2 Gilmour, Campbell M. 1958-1965 2 Morita, R.I. 1963-1964 2 Pacha, R. 1964-1965 2 Parks, Leo W. 1958-1965 2 Pilcher, K. Stephen 1958-1965 2 Retirement 1975 5 Retirement Scrapbook 1975 2 Sandine, W.E. 1964-1965 2 Directory ca. 1970 2 Faculty Biographical Information 1959-1964 2 Staff Meeting Agendas 1973-1976 2 Staff Publications 1954-1959 Series III Teaching and Curriculum 1955-1996 2 College courses 1957-1959 2 Graduate Degrees and Thesis Titles for 1913-1996 ca. 1996 2 Microbiology 130 1964-1965 2 Microbiology 205 1965 2 Qualifying Exams 1962-1963 2 Students and courses 1958-1965 2 Seminar (Bac 507) 1958-1959 2 Advanced seminar (Bac 551 & 553) 1958-1959 2 Resident instruction miscellaneous 1955 2 Seminar Announcements 1964-1965 2 Summer School 1964-1965 Series IV Departmental Research (non Experiment Station) 1958-1965 2 College Swimming Pools 1958-1959 2 Irradiation 1958-1959 2 Oregon Fish Commission 1962-1965 2 Project outlines ca. 1958 Series V Experiment Station 1955-1966 2 Basic Research Committee 1962-1964 2 General information 1955-1966 2 folders 2 Projects 1955-1965 2 Progress reports 1956-1959 2 Travel reports 1955-1959 2 Staff 1958-1959 2 Equipment 1958-1965 Series VI Reports 1934-1989 Annual and Biennial Reports 3 1934-1936 3 1957-1958 3 1966-1968 3 Statistics, Research Grants, Summaries and Facilities Reports 1965-1966 3 Long Range Planning Studies 1975 3 Review of Graduate Program in Microbiology 1989 3 Self-Study and Evaluation Report 1980 3 Reports of Service to the Institution 1957-1960 3 Grade Distribution Reports and Reports of Service to the Institution 1931-1957 3 folders Series VII Tests and Inspections 1937-1965 3 Oregon Milk Control Board 1937-1938 3 Milk Samples Examined - General 1937-1938 3 Miscellaneous and General 1937-1938 3 Hemorrhagic Septicemia (Vacine) 1937-1938 3 Human Diseases 1937-1938 3 Animal Diseases 1937-1938 3 Septic Tanks 1937-1938 3 Dairy Cultures - Starter 1937 3 Water Supplies and Purification 1937 3 Referred Letters 1937 3 Corvallis Milk Pool 1937-1938 3 Milk Inspections - State 1937-1938 6 Milk Inspections - Corvallis 1937-1938 3 Preservation of Food Stuffs 1937-1938 3 Experimental Animals - Guinea pigs, rats, rabbits, etc. 1937-1938 3 Cultures Sent Out 1937-1938 3 Water Samples Examined 1937-1938 4 folders 3 Water Testing - General and Miscellaneous 1937-1938 3 Water Testing 1958-1959 3 Water Testing (following flood) 1964-1965 3 Series VIII Microbiology Club 1964-1965 Series IX 100th Anniversary 1893-1998 3 Under the Microscope - One Hundred Years of Microbiology at Oregon State University 1998 Historical Materials Assembled Biographical Information 4 Beckwith, Theodore D. ca. 1978 4 Copson, Godfrey 1913-1972 4 Fryer, John L. 1972-1997 4 Leong, Jo-Ann 1996 4 Simmons, J.E. 1930-1952 4 Bollen, Walter B. 1923-1989 2 folders 4 Pernot, E.F. 1977-1994 4 Budgetary Records 1937-1938 4 Clippings 1952-1997 4 College Catalogs and Reports (copies) 1893-1946 4 Craig Memorial Lectures 1993-1997 4 Department Publications ca. 1965-1993 4 General 1955-1997 4 Supplies Inventory 1941-1968 5 Scrapbook 1950-1965